Matt Perrault

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I don't listen to music really - when I do it is with slacker. I sick with 1650 pretty much all the time unless I'm out of the area, Jim Rome is one, or it's a black hawk/cubs/bucks broadcast.

I love slacker. Much better than Pandora, IMO.

LOL at the idea that Clear Channel is why someone can't find decent music.

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I love slacker. Much better than Pandora, IMO.

LOL at the idea that Clear Channel is why someone can't find decent music.

you do realize how many channels they control right? Not to mention the billboards that advertise them. Hence the reason in a big city you see Morning shows coming into town and afternoon leaving town. And also your "local" dj like Delilah is not in your home town but recorded and sent to every single radio station.

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you do realize how many channels they control right? Not to mention the billboards that advertise them. Hence the reason in a big city you see Morning shows coming into town and afternoon leaving town. And also your "local" dj like Delilah is not in your home town but recorded and sent to every single radio station.

Who has ever though Delilah is local?


The only local show I listen to is OPR, and I rarely catch that.

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I like me some local DM radio. Much better than the options in CF/Waterloo imo

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My two cents: Clear Channel has killed whatever taste of a radio scene Des Moines ever had... it's like night and day going from Des Moines to Omaha where the radio stations are much more diversified.

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you do realize how many channels they control right? Not to mention the billboards that advertise them. Hence the reason in a big city you see Morning shows coming into town and afternoon leaving town. And also your "local" dj like Delilah is not in your home town but recorded and sent to every single radio station.

I'm quite well-versed on the subject, thank you.

They own 5 local stations, no more of the market than Saga or Cumulus. The billboards have nothing to do with local music selection. They have nothing to do with broadcasting. They are an entirely separate company, actually.

You see morning shows coming into town and afternoons leaving? KXNO and WHO are live and local in both day parts, and KISS is live in afternoon. That still has nothing to do with music selection.

If you want to talk programming theory, let's have at it. Knowing that syndicated shows isn't going to add much, however.

My two cents: Clear Channel has killed whatever taste of a radio scene Des Moines ever had... it's like night and day going from Des Moines to Omaha where the radio stations are much more diversified.

What is Des Moines missing that Omaha has?

[Trapped in California]

What is Des Moines missing that Omaha has?

Trader Joe's. I know that's off topic but couldn't resist.

It's a rare occasion to listen to terrestrial radio these days. Channel 70 on XM is all anyone would ever need.

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What is Des Moines missing that Omaha has?

Diversity, signal strength, community involvement, listeners, etc.

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Diversity, signal strength, community involvement, listeners, etc.

Knowing nothing of either market....I'd be very interested in seeing actual stats to back that up.

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Knowing nothing of either market....I'd be very interested in seeing actual stats to back that up.

Maybe it's just me.. being a younger guy in Des Moines, I feel like I have all of 2 options to listen to moderately new music (top 40ish), unless it's ran by a school. And those top 40 stations are practically on the same rotation.

It's hard to put my finger on exactly what I'd like in a station.

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Trader Joe's. I know that's off topic but couldn't resist.

Best Des Moines does

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Maybe it's just me.. being a younger guy in Des Moines, I feel like I have all of 2 options to listen to moderately new music (top 40ish), unless it's ran by a school. And those top 40 stations are practically on the same rotation.

It's hard to put my finger on exactly what I'd like in a station.

I have six stations that I can easily flip through when I'm back in town, 2 for Country, 1 for Hard Rock, 1 for Alternative and 2 of the newer, contemporary/pop music. All Cedar falls music stations seem the exact same to me but I'm slowly getting used to them

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We have a Trader Joes now (boy was that disappointing after all the hype) and we are getting a Whole Foods as we speak.

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Diversity, signal strength, community involvement, listeners, etc.

Des Moines has one of the few true "clear channel" (technical term, not ownership) stations in the country, as well as the FM station that is considered to have one of the great signal strengths in the country (100.3).

For "new" music, there is KISS 107, Star 102.5 (which has won national, mid market station of the year more than once), and now Capital 106 (a recently relaunched Hot AC), as well as the weak but still fairly good Hits 99.5.

Five CHR/Hot AC stations in a market is a LOT. Omaha has six, but that's hardly a significant difference.

FYI...Des Moines has Trader Joes now, and Whole Foods is just around the corner.

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Music on the radio blows.